Western Civ

Now in complete control in Geneva, John Calvin sought to forge a Protestant alliance with first Strasbourg, then Saxony, and finally with Bullinger in Zurich. While dealing with foreign issues, within Geneva itself, things were getting rough. The situation in France had deteriorated for Protestants, leading thousands to flee. Many of these refugees found their way to Geneva. But the influx of hundreds of foreigners always causes issues and, in the case of Geneva in the Sixteenth Century, the issue was thorny and struck right at the heart of Calvin's church.Check out the website for more content: www.westerncivpodcast.comBecome a Patron for ad-free versions of the show and hours of bonus content: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastSubscribe to our Premium Feed for new versions of old favorites: www.glow.fm/westernciv

In this episode, John Calvin makes his triumphant return to Geneva where he can all his plans into action. Here he will build his Godly society and found his famous "Consistory": designed to regulate human moral conduct. As you can imagine, it was controversial. Check out the website for more content: www.westerncivpodcast.comBecome a Patron for ad-free shows and hours of bonus content: patreon.com/westerncivpodcastSubscribe to our Premium Feed for classic Western Civ but updated with hours more detail and higher audio quality: www.glow.fm/westernciv

John Calvin is famous for putting together the first concise and complete doctrine for Reformed Christianity. His Institutes of the Christian Religion laid out precisely what it meant to be Calvinist in a way that Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli never did - they both left that task to their successors.Check out the website for more content: www.westerncivpodcast.comBecome a Patron for ad-free versions of the show and bonus content: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastSubscribe to our Premium Feed for new monthly content: www.glow.fm/westerncivCheck it out! Western Civ won an award: https://blog.feedspot.com/ancient_history_podcasts/

There are few issues that divide people in the United States like guns and gun ownership. The Second Amendment is normally cited as protecting citizens' right to bear arms of any kind. But is that what the Founding Fathers intended? In this history ramble, while I make attempt to decide this divisive issue for contemporary Americans, I look into the history of the Second Amendment. What did the Framers of the Constitution mean by "militia"? Then, I examine how the issue has changed historically over time to see if we still interpret the Second Amendment like our forebearers. Check out the Website for more content: www.westerncivpodcast.comAd-Free Versions of the Show: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastFree Trial of Western Civ 2.0: www.glow.fm/westernciv

Today we meet our final early reformer: John Calvin. Calvin was significantly younger than Luther or Zwingli and does not even begin his reformation efforts in Geneva until the latter had died. But John Calvin and his Institutes of the Christian Religion are probably more important in the long run than Luther or Zwingli. Calvin, unlike either of those two, took the time to create a completely reformed doctrine. In this first episode, we meet Calvin and discuss his early life. Check out the website for more content: www.westerncivpodcast.comBecome a Patron to get ad-free versions of the show and to support the show: patreon.com/westerncivpodcastSubscribe to our Premium Feed for Western Civ 2.0: www.glow.fm/westernciv

Last time, Zwingli rose to prominence in Zurich, creating his model for the perfect Reformed Christian community. For him, this was nothing less than the revelation of a prophecy foretold millennia earlier. The Swiss were to be the New Israelites and the Swiss Confederation a New Israel. And then, in shocking speed, it all came crashing down. Within less than a decade of his success in 1525, Zwingli would lay dead on the battlefield, a causality of his own aggression. Today Zwingli remains a bit of a mixed bag. A national hero in Switzerland, some still regard the reformer as "the ugly side" of the Reformation.Check out the website for more content: www.westerncivpodcast.comBecome a Patron for ad-free shows and bonus content: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastJoin our Premium Feed for the whole Western Civ experience all over again with enhanced audio quality and more detailed episodes: www.glow.fm/westernciv

Today I sit down with historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones to discuss his most recent work: "The Persians: Age of Kings". We talk about all your usual topics: Cyrus and Darius the Great, the Persian Wars and Xerxes, and, of course, Alexander the Great. All from the Persian perspective.Website: www.westerncivpodcast.comPatreon: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastPremium Subscription: www.glow.fm/westernciv

Last time, we introduced Ulrich Zwingli and walked through his initial struggles with the Roman Church and his transition to Zurich. This time, we follow Zwingli as he changes the Zurich Church, creating arguably the most reformed church in Reformation Europe at the time.Check out the website for more content: www.westerncivpodcast.comBecome a Patron and enjoy ad-free programming plus bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastWant to hear more about Classical Greece and the Persian Wars? How about Julius Caesar and the Gallic Campaign? Consider joining our premium feed at: www.glow.fm/westernciv

Time for another history ramble. (Pun intended.) Have you ever thought about the history of time? How did we, as a species, decide to divide the day? Why did we do that? What does our conception of time tell us about ourselves as a civilization? I answer all these questions and more in this topic-centered history ramble.Check out our website at: www.westerncivpodcast.comGet Ad-Free versions of the show at: www.patreon.com/westerncivpodcastTry a free trial of the new subscription feed at: www.glow.fm/westernciv

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